Mary Thomas
Women like Queen Mary Thomas, Queen Agnes Salomon, and Queen Mathilda McBean led the 1878 Fireburn labor rebellion, known as the Queens of the Fireburn.
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Tamara Bunke
Jewish Argentine revolutionary and guerilla fighter
Nakano Takeko
One of the only known onna-bugeisha (female samurais) in Japan’s history
Qiu Jin
Qiu Jin (秋瑾) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, and author who joined a failed uprising against the Qing dynasty and is celebrated as a national heroine, a martyr for republicanism and feminism.
Eileen Savell
New Zealand nurse who served overseas during WWI
Freddie Oversteegen
Freddie Oversteegen was a member of the resistance during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II.
Mika Yamamoto
Japanese video and photojournalist affiliated with Japan Press.
Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling was a multi-talented British woman who excelled in aeronautical engineering, motorcycle racing, and sports car competitions.
Tachibana Ginchiyo
Tachibana Ginchiyo (立花 誾千代) was a renowned onna-musha (female warrior) during Japan’s Sengoku period.
Gregoria Apaza
Gregoria Apaza was an indigenous Aymara/Aimara leader in Bolivia. In 1781, she, along with her brother Julian Apaza (Tupac Katari) and sister-in-law Bartolina Sisa, played key roles in the indigenous uprising against Spanish colonial rule in Bolivia. They besieged La Paz and Sorata but were defeated and executed.